Workstation with cable containment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10004329-B2
Application number	US-201615216920-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2016
Priority date	Jul 22, 2016
Publication date	Jun 26, 2018
Grant date	Jun 26, 2018

Abstract

A work station includes a cable raceway. The cable raceway includes a basket in an interior of a base assembly, having an open upper end adjacent an access opening, and a bottom end defining openings, the basket configured to receive cables therein. A cover of the cable raceway is movable between a closed position, in which the cover is received in the access opening and covers the open upper end of the basket to inhibit access to the basket through the access opening, and an open position, in which the cover is at least partially outside the access opening to allow access to the basket through the access opening. The work station may have a work platform that is selectively adjustable in height. A portion of a footprint of the work platform may be commensurate with a corresponding portion of a footprint of the base assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A height-adjustable work station comprising:
a base assembly comprising a center cabinet module, a left cabinet module secured to a left side of the center cabinet module, and a right cabinet module secured to a right side of the center cabinet module, the base assembly having an upper surface, opposite left and right sides defining a width of the base assembly extending therebetween, and opposite front and rear ends defining a depth of the base assembly therebetween, wherein the upper surface of the base assembly has left, right, front and rear edges at the junctions of the left side, right side, front end and rear end, respectively,
a work platform disposed above the base assembly, the work platform having a lower surface in generally opposing relationship with the upper surface of the base assembly, opposite left and right sides defining a width of the work platform extending therebetween, and opposite front and rear ends defining a depth of the work platform therebetween, wherein the lower surface of the work platform has left, right, front and rear edges at the junctions of the left side, right side, front end and rear end, respectively; and
a lift operatively connected to the work platform and configured to selectively adjust an elevation of the work platform above the base assembly,
wherein the left, right and rear edges of the lower surface of the work platform generally overlie the left, right and rear edges, respectively, of the upper surface of the base assembly, wherein sizes and shapes of the left, right and rear edges of the lower surface of the work platform generally conform to the sizes and shapes of the left, right and rear edges, respectively, of the upper surface of the base assembly,
wherein each of the center, left, and right cabinet modules comprises opposite first and second side walls, a front, a back, a side frame running from the front to the back and disposed between the opposite first and second side walls, a storage area disposed between the first side wall and the side frame, and a lift-receiving area disposed between the second side wall and the side frame,
wherein a storage component is received in the storage area,
wherein the lift is received in the lift-receiving areas of the center, left, and right cabinet modules and extends upward therefrom through openings in the upper surface of the base assembly.

2. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 1 , wherein the rear edge of the lower surface of the work platform is slightly inboard of the rear edge of the upper surface of the base assembly.

3. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 2 , wherein the rear edge of the lower surface of the work platform is parallel to the rear edge of the upper surface of the base assembly.

4. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 2 , wherein the left edge of the lower surface of the work platform is slightly inboard of the left edge of the upper surface of the base assembly, wherein the right edge of the lower surface of the work platform is slightly inboard of the right edge of the upper surface of the base assembly.

5. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 4 , wherein the left edge of the lower surface of the work platform is parallel to the left edge of the upper surface of the base assembly, wherein the right edge of the lower surface of the work platform is parallel to the right edge of the upper surface of the base assembly.

6. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 4 , wherein the front edge of the lower surface of the work platform overhangs the front edge of the upper surface of the base assembly.

7. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 1 , wherein the left edge of the lower surface of the work platform is slightly inboard of the left edge of the upper surface of the base assembly, wherein the right edge of the lower surface of the work platform is slightly inboard of the right edge of the upper surface of the base assembly.

8. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 1 , wherein the depth of the center cabinet module is less than the depth of the left and right cabinet modules.

9. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a cable containment enclosure mounted on the work platform and extending adjacent the rear end of the work platform.

10. The height-adjustable work station set forth in claim 1 , further comprising a cable raceway secured to the base assembly, the cable raceway including a wire basket received inside the base assembly and configured to receive cables therein, and a cover secured to the base assembly and configurable between being open, in which the wire basket is accessible through the upper surface of the base assembly, and closed, in which the cover inhibits access to the wire basket through the upper surface of the base assembly.

11. A work station comprising:
a base assembly including sides having upper and lower ends, and an upper surface at the upper end of the sides and defining an access opening, wherein the sides and the upper surface define an interior of the base assembly;
a cable raceway secured to the base assembly adjacent the access opening defined by the upper surface of the base assembly, the cable raceway including
a basket disposed in the interior of the base assembly, the basket having an open upper end adjacent the access opening, and a bottom end defining a plurality of openings, the basket configured to receive cables therein, and
a cover configured to be movable relative to the upper surface of the base assembly between a closed position, in which the cover is received in the access opening and covers the open upper end of the basket to inhibit access to the basket through the access opening, and an open position, in which the cover is at least partially outside the access opening to allow access to the basket through the access opening; and

a work platform disposed above the upper surface of the base assembly and above the cover.

12. The work station set forth in claim 11 , wherein the cover has an upper surface that is generally coplanar with the upper surface of the base assembly when the cover is in the closed position.

13. The work station set forth in claim 12 , wherein the cover is selectively pivotable about a pivot axis relative to the basket and the base assembly to move the cover between the open and closed positions.

14. The work station set forth in claim 13 , wherein the cover is selectively removable from the base assembly.

15. The work station set forth in claim 11 , wherein the cover is pivotably secured to the base assembly.

16. The work station set forth in claim 11 , wherein the basket comprises a wire basket.

17. The work station set forth in claim 11 , further comprising a lift operatively connected to the work platform and configured to selectively adjust an elevation of the work platform above the base assembly.

18. The work station set forth in claim 11 , wherein the base assembly comprises a plurality of cabinet modules secured to one another, each cabinet modules having an upper surface defining a portion of the upper surface of the base assembly, and an access opening defining a portion of the access opening of the base assembly, wherein the basket comprises a plurality of baskets each of which being received in one of the cabinet modules, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of covers each of which is associated with one of the baskets.

19. The work station as set forth in claim 11

Assignees

• Cooper Technologies Co

Inventors

• Nourse Brian C
• Cormier Robert R

Classifications

• F16L3/26

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• A47B2021/064

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• A47B87/002

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• A47B83/001

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• F16L3/01

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